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Sunday, January 08, 2006
The Oldest/Biggest tree in Jordan!!!

My aunt's family owns a big farm in a town called "Om Rommaneh". I don’t know if you have heard of that place but it is located between Shafa Badran and Baqa'a or something like that. All I know is that it is a lovely place, great weather and wonderful farms.

 

My aunt plants all sorts of vegetables and fruits on their land, and they always bring us some of the farm products when they do visit every now and then. Figs, grapes, tomatoes, olives, olive oil, peaches, apricots … etc.

 

Now, this post is not about my aunt's farm, though I will be posting some of the pictures taken there; I am sure you will all love them.

 

This post is about a tree that we pass on the way to the farm. I believe that this tree must be the oldest and biggest in Jordan; once you see the picture, you will understand why.

 

It is so tall that sometimes I imagine that it is actually reaching the clouds with its branches, and it is so big that we can't help but park the car and get some pictures of it. Its shade is as big as a house, and believe me; picnics there are the best ever.

 

I leave you with the pictures of this wonderful tree and I am sure you will love it as much as I do.

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posted by Khalidah, in Jordan Related @ 10:34 AM, , (10) comments
On January, 08, 2006 11:16 AM , Alaa Ibrahim said:

Nice pics, I guess I need to check this tree by myself.

On January, 08, 2006 11:23 AM , Gus said:

waaaaaaal.. thats amazing! This is probably the biggest tree I have ever seen in my life :P
Unbelievable!!!

On January, 08, 2006 11:37 AM , salam said:

wow..that's really tall!what I did is I actually measured it in proportion to the car and it looks like it's no less than 25 meters,that's the height of a seven storey building!!it must be one of the tallest in jordan.I love it.Thanks for sharing.

On January, 08, 2006 12:22 PM , Ohoud said:

I think the tallest or largest tree is the one in Ajloun right?

On January, 08, 2006 4:57 PM , Hamzeh said:

I remember a long time ago reading something in the newspaper about the oldest treet in Jordan, I don't remember what it was.

What kind of tree is this? Kina?

On January, 08, 2006 6:46 PM , Dar said:

Cooooool , I should make a visit for that place one day , where is it exactly located , ya3ni keeef awsalelha ?!
Cheeeerz !

On January, 09, 2006 3:43 AM , bilotee said:

wouldn't it be great to have it in your back yard? that's quite a scary thought actually.

On January, 09, 2006 3:55 AM , OneDevotion said:

Thanks for highlighting some of the treasures in Jordan. Especially for those of us that come to visit, and want to see beyond Abdoun.

I'll need directions when I visit again.

Or maybe we can do the Jeeran members Kabseh "picnic"

On January, 09, 2006 4:15 PM , kinzi said:

Khalida! This is great! I bet you could get some NGO to fund a park around it as a national treasure, or at least one of Jordan's wonders! I'm only half joking, I SO miss tall trees that have been around longer than the houses n the 'hood.

On January, 11, 2006 8:58 PM , Susa said:

How is the tree name?
Doed it has fruits?
BEAUTIFUL! STRONG & Exuberant